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The Cleveland Cavaliers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Hey, at least this isn’t something they do very often. LOSER – Defending for 0.4 seconds Let’s get this out of the way. The Cavs somehow, after playing a game in which they had no business winning, found themselves on the verge of forcing a […]
From Fear The Sword | 24 days ago | 2 reads
The NBA just wrapped up its craziest night yet of the regular season. Both the Heat and Magic walked away victorious thanks to a spectacular buzzer-beating play. The first of the night came in Orlando, where Desmond Bane had his first signature moment as part of the Magic organization. Tied with the Portland Trail Blazers at 112 apiece with 1.9 seconds left, he ran toward Franz Wagner to retrieve the inbound. Despite having All-Defensive Team forward Toumani Camara draped all over him, Ba...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 1 read
The Cavaliers, the last time they were in South Beach, were a number one seed. A team at the peak of their powers in the midst of executing the biggest score discrepancy in a four-game series. Now, in the 2025-2026 season, the Cavaliers look to be a team finding a consistent identity and searching for […]
From Fear The Sword | 24 days ago | 2 reads
First Half: Miami struggled to get it going to start this one, going scoreless for the first two minutes and missing its first 6 shots. It was Andrew Wiggins who would get Miami on the board, but they appeared out of sorts, turning the ball over and playing porous defense on the other end. Cleveland […] The post Heat beat Cavs in OT 140-138 off Wiggins’ spectacular lob game-winner appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 24 days ago | 4 reads
This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report Miami Heat: Cleveland Cavaliers: Starting 5: Miami Heat: Cleveland Cavaliers: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here! The post NBA GAMETHREAD: Cleveland Cavaliers (7-3) @ Miami HEAT (6-4) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 25 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to the Week in Review: a Monday feature that looks back at the week that was for the San Antonio Spurs, takes a look at the week ahead, and more. Enjoy! Week 2: The Spurs extended their start to a franchise-best 5-0 with home wins over the Raptors and Heat but came back down to […]
From Pounding The Rock | 25 days ago | 3 reads
The Cleveland Cavaliers are in Florida for consecutive games against the Miami Heat. Tonight’s game starts at 7:30 PM. Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (7-3) at Miami Heat (6-4) Where: Kaseya Center — Miami, FL When: Monday, Nov. 10 at 7:30pm EST TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports Network App, NBA League Pass Point spread: Cavs -7.5 […]
From Fear The Sword | 25 days ago | 2 reads
As part of this brutal beginning stretch on the Miami Heat’s 2025-26 schedule, they will face yet another difficult challenge against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. It will be the first of a two-game homestand set versus the 7-3 and second seeded Cavs for Miami. The Heat, going into the matchup sporting a 6-4 […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat to begin two-game homestand against second seed Cavaliers appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 25 days ago | 3 reads
With injuries to both Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, multiple players in the Miami Heat’s rotation have been forced to step up. One of those players has been guard Pelle Larsson, who’s appeared in all 10 games, including starting each of the last seven. And while he may be bumped to the bench once Tyler […] The post This Heat guard has shown why he belongs in rotation long-term appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 25 days ago | 2 reads
In news that is surprising to nobody, NBA officials got a call wrong in the Portland Trail Blazers / Miami Heat game in which Portland lost to a Heat roster missing its most important players. Slightly more surprising: officials admitted they got one wrong. In the NBA Officials’ Last Two Minute (L2M) report for last […]
From Blazer's Edge | 25 days ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers lost to an exceedingly short-handed Miami Heat team last night, 131-136. Of course we covered it… but let’s walk around the Internet and see what others are saying. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel had both a traditional recap, as well as a list of observations from the game: […]
From Blazer's Edge | 26 days ago | 2 reads
Last year, the Miami Heat had just one game with at least 136 points. Through 10 games already this season, the Heat now have three, securing a 136-131 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday night inside Kaseya Center. The man of the hour was fourth-year forward Nikola Jovic, who scored a career-high 29 points […] The post Heat escape with 136-131 win over Trail Blazers behind Nikola Jovic’s career night appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 26 days ago | 3 reads
The late 1970’s saw the birth of a musical genre called Speed Metal. An offshoot of Heavy Metal, the basic idea was to forget melodic lyricism and traditional skill in favor of technique pointed in a single direction: playing fast. No analogy could be more apt for the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat, the […]
From Blazer's Edge | 26 days ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat love to play energetic, fast-paced basketball no matter what opponent they face. When they lined up against each other on Saturday evening, it was more like watching an Olympics track meet than an NBA basketball game. Each side took turns trying to overwhelm the other, neither succeeding for […]
From Blazer's Edge | 26 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat are in the midst of their early-season matchup. This is your second half discussion thread to talk about the game. Here’s the info you need about the game and how to watch: Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) vs. Miami Heat (5-4) – Saturday, November 8 – 5:00pm Pacific How to […]
From Blazer's Edge | 26 days ago | 1 read
This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report Miami Heat: The post NBA GAMETHREAD: Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) @ Miami HEAT (5-4) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 27 days ago | 3 reads
The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat will face each other this evening in the kick-off to Portland’s first extended road trip of the season. Here’s the info you need about the game and how to watch: Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) vs. Miami Heat (5-4) – Saturday, November 8 – 5:00pm Pacific How to watch via […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 2 reads
While they were already navigating the start of the 2025-26 season without Tyler Herro (foot), the Miami Heat lost star center Bam Adebayo, the most important player on their roster, to a toe sprain this week. There’s still a lack of clarity on how long the three-time All-Star will be sidelined. Adebayo was seen with […] The post Heat must weather storm in this area amid Bam Adebayo’s absence appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 27 days ago | 1 read
The Portland Trail Blazers are in Miami to take on the Heat to start a five-game road trip. Portland is coming off of a win over the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in their last game. On the other side, the Heat are on the second night of a back-to-back after taking down the Charlotte […]
From Blazer's Edge | 27 days ago | 3 reads
The Vice Nights threads are officially back! Seven years after they first debuted, the Miami Heat are officially bringing back the iconic black “Vice Nights” uniforms, beginning on Nov. 12, the team announced Saturday. The jerseys will go on sale on Nov. 11. It was speculated in July that Miami would bring back the Vice […] The post Heat officially announce return of ‘Vice Nights’ uniforms appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 27 days ago | 1 read
Coming off an 18-point win against the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat host the Portland Trail Blazers in the second night of a back-to-back at 8:00 p.m. EST Saturday evening inside Kaseya Center. Led by Norman Powell, Andrew Wiggins and Pelle Larsson, Miami’s 126-108 win Friday night was the first in Emirates Cup group stage […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat host Blazers on the second night of back-to-back appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 27 days ago | 4 reads
Following a tough road trip where the Miami Heat went just 1-3, they returned home for Friday’s game and responded against the visiting Charlotte Hornets. The final score was 126-108, improving Miami’s record back over the .500 mark at 5-4 overall. The matchup started with a true tale of first quarters. The Heat came out […] The post Heat earn the bounce back win at home, beat Hornets 126-108 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 27 days ago | 3 reads
The Miami Heat scored a team record for most points in a quarter, but the Charlotte Hornets still made a game of it in a losing effort. The summary The first quarter was surreal. On their first two possessions, the Heat made two heavily contested threes at the end of the shot clock. Those two […] The post Recap/Analysis: Hornets battle but can’t overcome historic Heat first quarter first appeared on At The Hive .
From At The Hive | 27 days ago | 1 read
Injury Report: Miami Heat: Charlotte Hornets: Starting 5: Miami Heat: Charlotte Hornets: Broadcast Info: *** To check out our other content, click here. Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter/X here! Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram here! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here! The post NBA CUP GAMETHREAD: Charlotte Hornets (3-5) @ Miami HEAT (4-4) appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 28 days ago | 1 read
You could barely count on one hand how many times the Miami Heat have waived — and subsequently brought back — Dru Smith since the 27-year-old guard entered the NBA as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Multiple injuries to his meniscus, ACL and achilles have prematurely ended multiple of his seasons. But Smith has […] The post Why Dru Smith’s start to season should not go unnoticed appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
From Hot Hot Hoops | 28 days ago | 2 reads